Misleading and exaggerated allegations of rampant voter fraud, which continue to be perpetuated by some tea party activists and elected officials, are having an extremely damaging impact on the future of our democracy.

Author of "The Myth of Voter Fraud" Lori Minnite discusses the claim that since the contested 2000 presidential election, elections are being stolen by illegal immigrants, unscrupulous voter registration activists, and vote buyers. She then shows how this story is used to persuade the public that voter fraud warrants greater concern than the structural inequities that mar electoral democracy in the US. In particular, she argues that voter fraud is a politically constructed myth intended to further complicate the voting process and reduce turnout. The book traces her search for evidence of voter fraud in contemporary US elections. It concludes that common voting irregularities, used to allege fraud, are largely the product of our fragmented electoral process, not voter malfeasance.

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